Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income attributable to UHS	$ 321,628	$ 265,822
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation & amortization	148,345	141,003
Gain on sales of assets and businesses		(3,725)
Stock-based compensation expense	21,595	19,630
Changes in assets & liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts receivable	(218,374)	(74,446)
Accrued interest	11,086	3,453
Accrued and deferred income taxes	88,641	72,193
Other working capital accounts	(42,824)	(33,291)
Other assets and deferred charges	(489)	(20,307)
Other	3,811	8,897
Accrued insurance expense, net of commercial premiums paid	47,334	51,112
Payments made in settlement of self-insurance claims	(20,705)	(33,935)
Net cash provided by operating activities	360,048	396,406
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Property and equipment additions	(239,026)	(208,539)
Proceeds received from sales of assets and businesses		5,428
Acquisition of businesses and property	(8,314)
(Outflows) inflows from foreign exchange contracts that hedge our net U.K. investment	(23,695)	8,319
Decrease in capital reserves of commercial insurance subsidiary	(264)	155
Net cash used in investing activities	(271,299)	(194,637)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of long-term debt	(9,113)	(63,905)
Additional borrowings	152,454	12,038
Repurchase of common shares	(223,385)	(142,084)
Dividends paid	(13,534)	(13,601)
Issuance of common stock	3,658	3,241
Profit distributions to noncontrolling interests	(5,912)	(4,480)
Purchase (sale) of ownership interests by (from) minority member	4,412	(156)
Net cash used in financing activities	(91,420)	(208,947)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	1,645	(492)
Decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(1,026)	(7,670)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	224,752	214,470
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	223,726	206,800
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
Interest paid	27,718	48,116
Income taxes paid, net of refunds	5,638	2,671
Noncash purchases of property and equipment	$ 116,196	$ 60,125